National Republican., 1887-08-19
A TRIP TO SCOTLAND,
DESCRIPTION OF AN OCEAN VOYAGE
AND PASSENGERS.
The Lines of Social Caste Closely
Drawn-scepes on the American Deck
Love. Makiog Rife on Board ship
JOY at Sighting Land.

arbitrary rule OF the commander. From
the captains decisions upon any question
there is no appeal. And the Office, In
social sense, is no sinecure. At the very |
beginning OF things there is fervent strug-
gle for position among the cabin passen-
gere. OF course, the rooms are assigned at |
the office on land, and the officers have |
nothing to do with the passengers in that |
respect. But the very best cabin In the aft |
portion OF the vessel longs TO the captain,
and II is his custom to give up that room TO
favored passengers. Tie rent Of that room
is one OF that officers perqulsites. | be-
leve the other officers have like privileges.
the Torward," under the bridge, and really
has ne use for the cabin that is next
door to the dining saloon. The
officers and first steward who give up
their rooms to belatcd passengers must
sleep upon the cushions OF the saloon and
the music room. To cit at the right and at
the left hand Of the captain at table are
marks Of distinction that are sorely strlvcn
for, and after that for the other places at
the captains table. For certain II is these
lucky ones get the first Of all that is served.
The Doctors table Is an extension OF the
first table, and the other four tables that
make two lines more OF table In the saloon
are each headed by an officer Of the ship. q.
The course OF an Anchor line steamer is
northeasterly one and along the Canadian
coast until from the Newfoundland fishing
banks, with their fishing barques showing
phantom sails through the mists and the
nearer boats with the sturdy, oilcloth-coy-
cred fishermen tumbling about the bows OF
the steamer and the men waving SOU 'westers
at us whenever they tumbled white bellied
cod into their sterns, we struck across the
Atlantic in northeasterly direction to Tory
Island, off the coast Of Ireland.
We dropped down New York bay at half
past eight, but few OF the passengers were
looking OF the receding docks, the green Of
Battery Park, or the stately figure Of
Liberty Enlightening the World, for an
open mail bag stood at the foot Of the gang
wsy and many were busy writing farewell
words to the girls left behind them, and the
pilot who went Off at Sandy Hook took the
| precious bundle ashore with him. Letters
| addressed to the steamer on the morning OF
sailing are distributed on board. The
! cabins for sleeping, excepting the captains
cabin. are below the main deck. The most
desirable rooms are aft Of the dining saloon,
and those forward Of the saloon are near
neighbors Of the engines and the galleys.
| This steamer is after q somewhat anti
quated pattern. At the head OF the com
panion way aft is the smoking room, where
gentlemen can engage In a social
game Of whist without molestation
from ladies. There is an engine room aft
Of that occupying the space almost to the
stern, that space being just large enough
for an enamored couple to sit undisturbed
by visitors. The music room is over the
saloon, being sort Of gallery to that room.
The center Of the room is an opening
into 1t, rallied about and filed in with
plants and hung with bird cages. The sa-
loon does not accommodate all the passen
l a. n thpra gprnnd tahln.
which there were seated many grown peo
pie and the children Of the company. One
Impatient child, looking down over thu
railing one day, quite electrified the centra
table by expressing bis disapproval Of tht
tardiness OF the diners by dropping largt
| expectoration in their midst.
The lines OF social caste are drawn a.
tepsely on the water as on the land, ant
much more obtrusiyely. II you were Il
| walk the length of the main deck, aud yo,
have to have the captains permission or hi
arm to do that, you would first have +
"dook" q rope bearing card and the let
tiers signifying that the intermediate pas
sengers were not to go aft of 1t. And 1t |
curious how closely the Intermediates pres
against that dividing rope, sitting will
knitting and children on sunsbiuy day II
their steamer chairs. Another set OF sec
ond cabin folks never make their appear
ance upon the contiguous portion, hut KEEP
out of sight In back quarters. A secon'
rope that caused stoop was tlcketed t
abaft of It, and so the tlresome old bi
terness that is 30 hateful leaps u
with demons fumes here IN this steame
that is not by any means SUMPTION;
| as well as In the grande dame's house. Tt
fogs that hung over us for eight days KEEP
the officers OF the ship closely on watcl
and they had no time to give to the soci
1 nf 10 n
aptness and fitness in ali things, and whe
the time is ripe the man appears. A quit
| business man OF Cleveland develops into
fret. class master Of ceremonies. He fine
out who plays the organ ani who ca
manipulate the piano at the forward end ,
the music balcony, who Will sing, who wi
read selections from Pickwick Paper
others will sing character songs, and u
amusement ball Is set rolling. A Clrcass
glee club was organized among a sms
I party Of Pennsylvania tourists, who we
bent on doing Great Britain and the cont
nent in few weeks on the Cook plan.
The scenes Of sea sickness, always depict'
in sketches OF life on the rolling deep, we we
not enacted upon our decks. When peop
were sick they retired to their rooms, whe
the Accommodations for emergencies Of
stomachic ills are sufficient and the pressiI
OF an electric bell will bring to them ste
ard or stewardess anxious to serve thel
Their places are vacant at table; inquir1
are made of those of the party who "shc
up" and as soon as the sick one is able
go on deck there Is a crowd gathers arou
to see how he is, and thus sacquaintances q
soon made. BY the time the slckne
has vanished the patient has receiv
attentions from people enough
has been offered attentions from peoI
enough to make larger list Of a
quaintances than can be attended to.
sea,faring experience has been limited, a
probably one evolvesa q new theory OF s.
sickness each time he crosses the sea.
first one, then, Is that It is not necessar
the motion OF the steamer (our sea "
calm, perfectly calm) that causes
nausea. We take II on board with us
the form Of malaria in the system or In
gestion. Persons who were In full heal
and strength when they went on board W,
not sick. Men and women who W,
tagged out by hard mental labor were 81
ten days out OF the eleven that 1t took
to 20 from New York pier to that
- Greenock. Another prolific source Of ei
- ness on the sea on some vessels is the 10
ness that is allowed to collect inside
stationary wash bowls from trip to Il
They are intended to be cleansed In Ell
dock, but you know well the falliblity
human hands and heads In executing ord,
Then there is q fendish smell that perva
Y, | the after part OF some steamers that wo,
do justice for service 10 that portion OF
Chinese hell that Furnishes the sharper
sepsihilities OF the III doing oriental "
exuuisitely bad smells. / cannot analyz
- at this moment. know not whether II
y combination OF airs from the infer
" laboratory or the simple concentrated
mospbere Of satan, but there 1t Is. II q
be a disipfectant; II so, God forgive
man who concocted IT.; | never can. /
4 tie Of pure ammonia and several bottles
pungent double distilled perfumery
he found real luxures on board ship,
your medicine chest must not be clio
without tried and efficient laxative In
A fayorite part Of the vessel with pass
at gers is the hurricane deck, set apart [
we cially for the cabin folk and the ollic'